life sentence
noun
: the punishment of being sent to prison for the rest of one's life
He received a life sentence for his crimes.
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Eventually, a plea deal averted the death penalty, resulting instead in a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
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Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Those sentences came on top of his life sentence for killing his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, in 2021.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The state is seeking a sentence of life without parole for the murder charge, an additional life sentence for the rape charge, and more years for additional charges, according to CBS News Baltimore.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The Massachusetts Parole Board has granted parole to Mario Gonzalez, who has served 16 years of a life sentence for the murder of Luz Forty in Boston.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Those sentences came on top of his life sentence for killing his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, in 2021.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The state is seeking a sentence of life without parole for the murder charge, an additional life sentence for the rape charge, and more years for additional charges, according to CBS News Baltimore.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The Massachusetts Parole Board has granted parole to Mario Gonzalez, who has served 16 years of a life sentence for the murder of Luz Forty in Boston.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Life sentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20sentence. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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